CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Lying, chord by chord.

Chords of: Lying by: Dan + Shay. (Eb6, Eb, Abmaj7, Bb6) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.

About the chords of “Lying”

“Lying” by Dan + Shay is in Eb Major and runs at about 77 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 101 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb6, Eb, Abmaj7, Bb6.

Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 44% of the 2:48 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb6 → Eb → Bb6 → Eb → Ab → Eb → Abmaj7 → Eb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 3 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Eb1:1444%
Abmaj70:4124%
Eb60:127%
Bb60:063%
Cm0:053%
Ab60:043%
G70:032%
Am7b50:032%

Chord progression, in order

Bb6 – Eb – Ab6 – Gaug – Bb6 – Abmaj7 – Eb – Cm7 – Bb6 – Eb – C# – Dmaj7 – Eb – Ab – Eb – G7 – Abmaj7 – G7 – Eb – Abmaj7 – Eb6 – F7 – Eb – Abmaj7 – Ab6 – Eb – Abmaj7 – Eb – Fm – Eb – Fm – Eb – Ab6 – Eb – Ab6 – Eb – Cm – Ebm – Eb – Abmaj7 – Eb – Abmaj7 – F7 – Eb6 – Gm7 – Ab6 – G7 – Fm – …